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G'day lads,
Sorry to imped on your board, however could you please answer my query.
What different names has Kardinia Park had.
I can think of Shell Stadium, Skilled Stadium & Kardinia Park.
I also think it was once known (maybe for just 1 game) as BayCorp Stadium. Is this true?
It was Baytec Stadium.
-shudder-
Think it was called that for a whole year.
And IIRC, the whole area (cricket grounds, pool, etc) is still known as Kardinia Park. The actual football ground is "Skilled Stadium".
Dasher39
16 Jun 2008, 11:41
The only names I can think of are:
Kardinia Park
Shell Stadium
Baytec Stadium
Skilled Stadium
It was Baytec Stadium.
-shudder-
Think it was called that for a whole year.It was Baytec Stadium for one whole Wizard Cup game before Baytec went belly-up. IIRC that was 2002 and we played Richmond.
And IIRC, the whole area (cricket grounds, pool, etc) is still known as Kardinia Park. The actual football ground is "Skilled Stadium".Correct.
Cheers guys- Thanks for the speedy reply.
It was Baytec Stadium for one whole Wizard Cup game before Baytec went belly-up. IIRC that was 2002 and we played Richmond.
Lol, thank god. ;)
I dont know about anyone else, but I still refer to the ground as Kardinia Park or "KP". :thumbsu:
S "Thinks He's Daicos" J
16 Jun 2008, 12:08
Lol, thank god. ;)
I dont know about anyone else, but I still refer to the ground as Kardinia Park or "KP". :thumbsu:
It still is Kardinia Park really.
Dasher39
16 Jun 2008, 13:02
It still is Kardinia Park really.The ground isn't, the precinct is.
I dont know about anyone else, but I still refer to the ground as Kardinia Park or "KP". :thumbsu:Likewise, although for me it's either "Skilled" or "KP".
I'm not a huge fan of corporate stadium names (although I love the $$$ they pump into the clubs), I like the normal, traditional names of stadiums.
BlueNWhite
16 Jun 2008, 13:25
The worst was Optus Oval - what a shocker of a name
S "Thinks He's Daicos" J
16 Jun 2008, 13:28
The ground isn't, the precinct is.
Likewise, although for me it's either "Skilled" or "KP".
I'm not a huge fan of corporate stadium names (although I love the $$$ they pump into the clubs), I like the normal, traditional names of stadiums.
I know that, but we still play in the precinct, thus we still play at Kardinia Park.
The worst was Optus Oval - what a shocker of a name
Its stuck like glue to me. I still call it Optus Oval.
chapmanmagic35
16 Jun 2008, 15:27
The worst was Optus Oval - what a shocker of a name
What a shocker of a place ;)
The worst was Optus Oval - what a shocker of a name
Wasnt it called something else even dumber? MC Stadium??
Ugh what about the Legends Stand.
What a dump that place was. :thumbsd:
catattack
16 Jun 2008, 16:28
Wasnt it called something else even dumber? MC Stadium??
Ugh what about the Legends Stand.
What a dump that place was. :thumbsd:MC Labour Park.
That has to be the worst stadium name going around.
catattack
16 Jun 2008, 16:32
The only names I can think of are:
Kardinia Park
Shell Stadium
Baytec Stadium
Skilled Stadium
It was Baytec Stadium for one whole Wizard Cup game before Baytec went belly-up. IIRC that was 2002 and we played Richmond.
That's the one.
Kardinia Park was first known as Shell Stadium on the eve of our first home match (round three) of the 1999 season.
Baytec took over the naming rights after 2001 and only paid a one-off $50,000 payment from memory.
Weeks before the start of the 2002 season, Skilled came to the party and the stadium had gone through three names in six months.
Remember the days in late 1998, amid our crippling debt, when there were suggestions KP was going to be known as Ford Park?
MC Labour Park.
That has to be the worst stadium name going around.
Thats it!!!
I remember once a commentator referred to it as "MC Hammer Park". :D
Geelong_Sicko
16 Jun 2008, 17:06
Thats it!!!
I remember once a commentator referred to it as "MC Hammer Park". :D
Let me guess, Dennis Cometti?
Dasher39
16 Jun 2008, 20:06
MC Labour Park.
That has to be the worst stadium name going around.In Australia it's close to it (although there are some shockers at local level).
But if you want bad stadium names, go to the US.
Pizza Hut Park
Dicks Sporting Goods Arena
I'd be ashamed to play at a ground with such a shocking name.
Motormouse
16 Jun 2008, 20:40
Did I read once as a kid that Geelongs' home ground used to be Corio Oval?
(pardon the ignorance) but is that the same place? or was this the case before KP was built?
S "Thinks He's Daicos" J
16 Jun 2008, 20:43
Did I read once as a kid that Geelongs' home ground used to be Corio Oval?
(pardon the ignorance) but is that the same place? or was this the case before KP was built?
It was a previous home ground, I think Geelong moved to Kardinia Park as Corio Oval was used for war efforts.
Hinkley29
16 Jun 2008, 20:47
In Australia it's close to it (although there are some shockers at local level).
But if you want bad stadium names, go to the US.
Pizza Hut Park
Dicks Sporting Goods Arena
I'd be ashamed to play at a ground with such a shocking name.
Or Emirates Stadium......
eliiiiza
16 Jun 2008, 20:52
In Australia it's close to it (although there are some shockers at local level).
But if you want bad stadium names, go to the US.
Pizza Hut Park
Dicks Sporting Goods Arena
I'd be ashamed to play at a ground with such a shocking name.
Pizza Hut Park is a shocker... Terrible. But hey, I wonder if they sell pizza at the stadium! :D
It's going to be Skilled Stadium for at least the next 5 years too as it said at the game on Sunday... and it still is Kardinia Park, just with naming rights to a sponsorship with Skilled. Just like AAMI is Football Park, Telstra Dome is Docklands Stadium, ANZ Stadium is Stadium Australia...
S "Thinks He's Daicos" J
17 Jun 2008, 00:43
It's going to be Skilled Stadium for at least the next 5 years too as it said at the game on Sunday... and it still is Kardinia Park, just with naming rights to a sponsorship with Skilled. Just like AAMI is Football Park, Telstra Dome is Docklands Stadium, ANZ Stadium is Stadium Australia...
That's fantastic, I didn't hear that. Props to Skilled for coming to the rescue at an average time for the club - I hope it is paying dividends for them now.
Let me guess, Dennis Cometti?
Sorry, cant remember!!